196: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/02/29(月) 17:47:28.79 0.net
How she’s a fast walker. I’d want to see it in real life.

200: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/02/29(月) 17:48:50.66 0.net
How she’s brave enough to take part in conversations even from the back row. I wouldn’t be able to do the same.

208: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/02/29(月) 17:50:22.65 0.netHow she pretends to be this person who can get things done, when in fact she’s insanely shy.

216: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/02/29(月) 17:52:49.63 0.net
How she said she wanted to join the Dance Club but didn’t get chosen.

218: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/02/29(月) 17:53:05.31 0.net
How she makes me cry when I sometimes notice her mouthing the lyrics even to parts of the song where she doesn’t sing.

227: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/02/29(月) 17:55:34.35 0.net
How she loves singing.

229: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/02/29(月) 17:56:15.17 0.net
Anything and everything about her is cute.

232: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/02/29(月) 17:56:41.48 0.net
How she becomes 100 times cuter when Gaki-san is present.

236: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/02/29(月) 17:59:36.74 0.net,
How she tickles the hearts of wota with her face that gets all squashed up when she laughs.

245: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/02/29(月) 18:02:58.54 0.net
How she still doesn’t give up about trying to get singing parts.

247: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/02/29(月) 18:03:29.50 0.net
How outfits that show a lot of skin really suit her.

250: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/02/29(月) 18:04:30.48 0.net
How she borrows people money.

261: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/02/29(月) 18:06:07.30 0.net
She has loads of famous friends even outside of H!P.

263: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/02/29(月) 18:06:45.99 0.net
How Shibuya is like her backyard.

267: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/02/29(月) 18:07:40.00 0.netHow she herself never mentions being kind to others — it’s always the members on the receiving end talking about it after the fact. It’s like Ikuta herself doesn’t feel that she’s being especially kind to people. It’s something that just comes naturally to her.

268: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/02/29(月) 18:07:48.88 0.net
How she speaks even to the newbies and Kenshuusei at Hello Cons.

278: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/02/29(月) 18:10:34.58 0.net
How she helps other members like Zukki and Fuku-chan in fixing their hair.

299: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/02/29(月) 18:18:41.02 0.net
She has European facial features.

83: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/02/29(月) 17:20:28.20 0.netShe’s proven that people can be healthy even if they only eat meat.

305: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/02/29(月) 18:21:25.97 0.net
How she does her best to eat her vegetables, too.
I have the same likes and dislikes as her so I know how hard it can be.

308: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/02/29(月) 18:24:02.01 0.netHow she’s able to take action and do things on her own. I feel like many of Ikuta’s female fans are similar — you don’t often see them gathering in large groups. I like them.

309: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/02/29(月) 18:27:58.22 0.net
She takes proper care of her belongings — she still regularly wears clothes she showed on her blog back when she was a junior high schooler. She still wears even that synthetic leather looking jacket of hers.

311: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/02/29(月) 18:29:27.72 0.net
She can pull off pretty much any outfit or hairdo.

317: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/02/29(月) 18:34:58.45 0.net
She can make a delicious-looking omelette.

323: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/02/29(月) 18:44:09.00 0.net
How Gaki-san only has to do the tiniest “come here” gesture with her finger to have Ikuta happily run over like a puppy.

325: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/02/29(月) 18:47:00.98 0.netHow she grew up to be this compassionate, goddess-like beauty.

328: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/02/29(月) 18:50:11.13 0.net
No one does a better high kick than her.

339: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/02/29(月) 19:09:44.12 0.net
How her blog posts are so lively that when she doesn’t update it for a while, you start to feel lonely.

348: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/02/29(月) 19:24:06.80 0.net
How she tries to be a senpai who is easy even for her juniors to tease.

349: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/02/29(月) 19:26:30.30 0.netHow, shortly after joining the group and noticing how she was being teased by her senpai, she realized she’s just that kind of character. She’s made it work for her ever since.

350: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/02/29(月) 19:26:36.72 0.net
She’s good at cooking.

357: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/02/29(月) 19:31:37.81 0.net
When you see her up-close, you realize she’s not just cute. She’s beautiful.

364: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/02/29(月) 19:36:23.42 0.net
She’s very positive. She always keeps her promises of not crying.

367: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/02/29(月) 19:38:16.27 0.net
There are lots of episodes concerning her where she’s shown kindness not through words but through actions.

368: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/02/29(月) 19:38:44.44 0.net
How she still goes to see all of Gaki-san’s stage plays.

369: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/02/29(月) 19:39:34.11 0.net
How she gives their leader a peace of mind.

371: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/02/29(月) 19:41:02.73 0.net
How she jokes and laughs about things that may have in actuality been quite difficult for her.

373: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/02/29(月) 19:44:04.35 0.net
She’s quick to get over disappointments. Or perhaps she consciously tries to be.

375: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/02/29(月) 19:46:49.83 0.net
While many people didn’t mention this… On their first Budokan concert last fall, Ikuta kept on singing a cappella even when they were experiencing sound problems.

380: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/02/29(月) 19:54:29.97 0.net
How she still remains close with her buddies and classmates from school back in Fukuoka. You can’t do that if you’re not a good person.

389: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/02/29(月) 20:00:30.49 0.net
How Tanaka Reina rated her as the most upright member of the group.

398: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/02/29(月) 20:09:26.42 0.netShe doesn’t receive a lot of lines, but she always puts her all into it and tries out different forms of expression. She actually succeeds only about half the time, but at least she always tries. I like it.

406: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/02/29(月) 20:24:47.91 0.net
Apparently she used to be the little sister character, but now she just strikes me as very motherly.

411: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/02/29(月) 20:39:48.57 0.net
I feel like her singing is getting better.

418: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/02/29(月) 20:43:14.23 0.netShe always does properly what she’s tasked with. I think she’s actually a very hard worker, and yet she never tries to attract attention to this part about her.

423: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/02/29(月) 20:49:15.23 0.net>>418I like that about her, too, but it’s also true that lots of wota out there just won’t get it if you don’t specifically show them that hard work; those tears it took to make it all happen. Though, to be fair, one doesn’t have to be a genius to realize that Ikuta suddenly going from someone who was teased for her poor dancing to suddenly becoming one of the more capable members in “Oh my wish!” didn’t happen by accident.

In any case, I like that about her.

432: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/02/29(月) 21:06:43.88 0.net
Upon a reading of a letter from Sayashi’s mom, Ikuta started bawling before even Sayashi herself.

435: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/02/29(月) 21:09:24.77 0.net
She’s taken her little brother to Yokai Watch events as well as to the movies. I would’ve wanted a big sister like her.

464: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/03/01(火) 01:34:59.77 0.netA lot of what she wears is also yellow green. There are surprisingly few members who consciously try to use their own member color in their private life like that.

521: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/03/02(水) 13:30:01.75 0.net>>464
This. When I saw pictures of her with those expensive-looking green headphones, I just thought “man, what a good girl.“

466: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/03/01(火) 01:36:05.17 0.net
When she was still a junior high schooler, she attached a keyholder featuring herself on the pencil box she used in school.

476: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/03/01(火) 08:25:09.28 0.net
Getting pissed off at Sayashi for using her charger, then telling her she’s always carrying two so she ought to just ask her to borrow one.

487: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/03/01(火) 12:00:31.91 0.netHow she had her nails done the same way as Sayashi at her Countdown graduation concert. I’d think it was Ikuta who painted both their nails. And I like how neither Ikuta or Sayashi said anything to bring attention to the matter.

489: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/03/01(火) 13:22:05.04 0.net
The way she fell in love with Gaki-san and how it wasn’t just your average crush. Even now she still shows no signs of getting bored of her. This alone is enough for me to support Ikuta.

493: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/03/01(火) 16:11:13.74 0.netWhen Ikuta joined the group, she was self-centered, loud, and selfish, but a cute child nonetheless. But being around the rest of 9th gen changed her. She took note of her own inabilities. It must’ve been very difficult for her, but she never showed any of that on the outside. She just kept on trying. Now she’s grown into a kind, gentle girl, who’s capable of understanding the hardship of others.

495: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/03/01(火) 17:25:54.03 0.net
When she first saw Armageddon — one of those larger-than-life movies that pretty much everyone has already seen — she just genuinely wrote her impressions of it on her blog, saying it was good and that it made her cry.

511: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/03/02(水) 08:19:23.60 0.net
The way she finished her bowl of dāoxiāomiàn through sheer willpower even got her praise from SMAP.

514: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/03/02(水) 13:21:01.97 0.net
How she got better at using a putter.

515: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/03/02(水) 13:21:07.23 0.net
She loves her family.

526: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/03/02(水) 13:45:03.84 0.net
How on the GRADATION DVD Magazine commercial when the atmosphere got a bit gloomy during the later half, she suddenly started walking on her hands to make everyone laugh.

595: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/03/03(木) 13:06:43.99 0.net
I like how on her blog she’ll often use words like “listen to this!” or like “oh, you’ve gotta hear me out!” It makes me smile.

545: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/03/02(水) 17:42:50.70 0.net
Whenever I read Ikuta’s blog, it’s like she’s just called you and is telling you about her day on the phone. She lets you know she’s had fun and makes no excuses about it.

549: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/03/02(水) 18:30:59.48 0.net
She’s never injured and never has to take time off from work. This is the greatest thing about her.

569: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/03/02(水) 21:18:35.51 0.net
She’s one of the few juniors even Nacky, in all her shyness, is comfortable referring to without a honorific.

578: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/03/02(水) 21:32:24.24 0.net
How she looks genuinely happy when she receives lots of lines to sing.

579: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/03/02(水) 21:55:48.21 0.netShe’s adult-like in the looks department, and yet, the dirty and pervy jokes often go right over her head.

584: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/03/02(水) 23:49:45.81 0.net
I like how every now and then she has this worried expression on her face.

603: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/03/03(木) 18:19:05.62 0.net
In his assessment of Ikuta, Tsunku called her the “perfect blend of freshness and willpower.” He was spot-on. She has freshness, kindness, guts, and bravery.

604: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/03/03(木) 20:45:13.43 0.net
I like her when she’s like this:

609: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/03/04(金) 01:10:02.16 0.net
How she tries to be fashion-conscious.

621: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/03/04(金) 16:36:01.52 0.netShe’s not used to being praised, so when someone does praise her, she always gives a seemingly self-assured “yeah, I know” just to hide her embarrassment.

641: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/03/05(土) 00:49:24.07 0.net
She apparently has several boxes dedicated solely to her Gaki-san goods at home.

647: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/03/05(土) 12:29:33.50 0.net
There is something nice about how she didn’t fall for the obvious members like Ai-chan or Sayu, but Gaki-san of all people.

654: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/03/05(土) 19:39:23.80 0.net
She acts like this cool guy in front of the members, but when she’s with Gaki-san, she just turns into this young maiden in love. And just as of late, even Gaki-san is all lovestruck around Ikuta as well. (laughs)

655: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/03/05(土) 20:12:19.54 0.net
Even now when she goes out to buy cheap candy, she only does so within an amount of money decided on by her mom.

712: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/03/09(水) 09:58:14.40 0.net
She has a cute bellybutton.

649: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/03/05(土) 14:56:19.62 0.net
Wota since ’15 here. Ikuta’s performances are so cool. For me that was the biggest reason I came to like her. I didn’t get to see her grow in real time, but I think she must’ve matured a lot from when people were saying she couldn’t do anything. She deserves more credit. I guess she was always a kind girl at heart, but hearing about all the various episodes concerning her, I still think she’s grown quite a lot as a person, too.

612: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/03/04(金) 08:08:46.94 0.netEven that Sato Maa has praised Ikuta as being a good senpai. Simple-minded children like her see things for what they are, so there’s no question that Ikuta really is a good person.

613: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/03/04(金) 08:58:08.69 0.netMaa has said that whenever she asks her for advice, Ikuta never negates what Maa says or tries to push her own opinions on her. She only says, “well, this is what I think I might do in your situation,” just to present her with another alternative.

642: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/03/05(土) 01:01:40.19 0.netAccording to Maa-chan, people who don’t see the kindness in Ikuta-san are all fools.

Ikuta Erina’s healthy-looking legs

1: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/04/24(日) 18:20:25.95 0.net
I want to be choked by them.

2: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/04/24(日) 18:21:18.26 0.net
Those are some amazing legs.

long white neck and chin dimple
swan like
i m surprised to read all this comments that agree
i had this impression thats she s a no-nonsence professional, “money on my mind” type “mercenary” like momochi sort o speak
and the comments speak of extreme shyness (whot?) and “good girl” and “thinking of others” stuff….
not the picture of her i have in my mind at all

– she wants to have long hair but always ends up with a short haircut… but it totally suits her ^^
– her drive in golf is amazing!
– her KY personality is really cute…
– at one point of her life she was obsessed with the manga “prince of tennis” and wanted to learn tennis… she ended up playing golf because of her father
– Eripon participated in a show called “karada wo ugokasu TV” (move the body TV) and she did well in all sports…
– she wants to show her recently learned somersaults but it’s too dangerous on stage with high heels, so she does backflips instead…

and I have to agree with Maa-chan… people who don’t see the kindness in Eripon are indeed fools… there’s a specific person I want to address… I won’t name any names, though – you all know who it is :)

I visited Ikuta thread the other day and I was like, “wow, what a good thread to be in/read”
What makes me appreciate and love Ikuta is her fans. Just like her, they are so refreshing to hear. The thing about her is that she started from scratch and is continuously working hard, that makes all the comments her nothing but supporting and encouraging. It made her fans love simply for what she is and see positively no matter where she is (standing on back or center). There are no expectations, no criticism. It’s overwhelmingly great.

Thanks Ikuta fans. She had a star quality that would have shined had she been somewhere else than momusu.

487: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/03/01(火) 12:00:31.91 0.net
How she had her nails done the same way as Sayashi at her Countdown graduation concert. I’d think it was Ikuta who painted both their nails. And I like how neither Ikuta or Sayashi said anything to bring attention to the matter.

I’ve always wondered about this relationship outside of the group… There are moments when it seems like they are genuinely close and that they are acting like they arent just cause neither are the type to gloat or feel the need to bring attetion to it… I think Pin Pon Dash may have a been a legitimate OTP…

IkuSaya / Pin Pon Dash is probably one of the most popular pairings on Twitter and 2ch. They’re not touchy feely nor do they publicly appeal to how good of friends they are, which I’ve noticed has made Western fans think that they’re on really bad terms.

That would be really surprising, since Mizuki was a surprise entry since she was one of the eggs and Tomoko didn’t become a trainee until 2002. However, all is fair in fan fics!

To me the biggest surprise of 9th gen was the large gap in average age between gen 9 (avr age 13) and the rest of morning musume (21+). If they were going to get an egg I thought for sure it would be Kikkawa Yuu who was Aika’s age and could have helped the newbs get up to speed. (Fortunately, Aika was a great middle manager.)

A lot of people were shocked that the shin mini moni kids (Karin and Oden) got shut out. Fortunately, they eventually did well for themselves and seem to be having fun.

Another girl who I was hoping for (but probably wasn’t ready skill-wise) was Mori Saki. Again, fortunately, she did well for herself and seems to be having fun.

Not a huge Erina fan, but she’s developed into a very solid part of Morning Musume. It really seems she’s become a key leader behind the scenes and a very reliable senpai. She’s really become the Gaki of the lineup in some ways.